If you could just pick up and leave where would you go?

I already started one topic today and wanted to add my question there, but I thought that this one is quite different and deserves its own discussion. So if you had a chance to just pick up and relocate wherever you wanted, which state/area would you choose and why? I personally would take into consideration how easy it would be to find a job, economical climate of the state, taxes, real estate prices, quality of public schools in the area, weather and proximity to other states where we could go and visit during holidays/vacations. How about you? If you were given a choice, what would it be?
I am making that choice right now - single, no kids, and no boyfriend. And I have no idea. I am just moving back to where my parents/friends live next month because I am tired of being alone. Wish I had a drive to go somewhere else because this feels an awful lot like crawling home with my tail between my legs in defeat, but it's hard to work up the motivation to move to where I don't know anyone again since it did not work out so well for me the first time.If I had someone to go with me, I would sign up with a travel nursing agency and try somewhere different every 13 weeks until I found somewhere that I loved. I think that's a smarter idea than just moving somewhere and taking a permanent job. Travel nursing would give you the ability to look around, meet people, and get a feel for the area without being seen as a job hopper if you left because you didn't like it. Not to mention you get those awesome perks like free housing!

Quote from calivianyaI am making that choice right now - single, no kids, and no boyfriend. And I have no idea. I am just moving back to where my parents/friends live next month because I am tired of being alone. Wish I had a drive to go somewhere else because this feels an awful lot like crawling home with my tail between my legs in defeat, but it's hard to work up the motivation to move to where I don't know anyone again since it did not work out so well for me the first time.If I had someone to go with me, I would sign up with a travel nursing agency and try somewhere different every 13 weeks until I found somewhere that I loved. I think that's a smarter idea than just moving somewhere and taking a permanent job. Travel nursing would give you the ability to look around, meet people, and get a feel for the area without being seen as a job hopper if you left because you didn't like it. Not to mention you get those awesome perks like free housing!

I'd go to Asheville NC. Close to the Appalachian Trail and demographically they're my people...liberal hippie-types. I live in a very conservative "red" area. That, and it's not too far from my family, so visits wouldn't be too hard.

I would return from whence I came. I only left because I could no longer take being unemployed and for a personal reason. Once you have found where you belong, nowhere else will ever meet your heart's desire.

If you want to have some fun with this there is a website called "Find Your Spot.com" that has a multipage questionaire on which you rank how important various factors are - things like town size, distance to airport, major medical centers, universities, climate, various recreation opportunities, churches, housing costs, etc. It then gives you a ranked list of places you may want to consider.When I did this two of the places I most enjoyed doing travel contracts in came out on top of the list. Both are rather obscure small towns so I was amazed they even showed up!

We did that four years ago, and landed in Denver. We are firmly ensconced in this community as homeowners with great friends, so we plan to stay put until at least the two older kids are off to college. After that, we hope to move to Thailand, or if Mexico learns to behave itself, somewhere on the Pacific coast of Mexico.

Hawaii, hands down. I love warm weather.

Quote from BaltoHawaii, hands down. I love warm weather.

Quote from bagladyrnIf you want to have some fun with this there is a website called "Find Your Spot.com" that has a multipage questionaire on which you rank how important various factors are - things like town size, distance to airport, major medical centers, universities, climate, various recreation opportunities, churches, housing costs, etc. It then gives you a ranked list of places you may want to consider.When I did this two of the places I most enjoyed doing travel contracts in came out on top of the list. Both are rather obscure small towns so I was amazed they even showed up!

Boulder, CO or Oregon or northern CA (maybe with an ability to hang out in NYC, Chicago or San Francisco for a few months out of the year). I love to hike (hence my user name) and I love wooded, mountainous areas. Having said that though, I live in the midwest and am as happy as can be because I am surrounded by family and friends. Also, because we live by our family, when we vacation (which we do every year), we can go where WE want

Oceanside California. Was just there for a week and if I were twenty years younger I wouldn't have got on the plane to come home! Absolutely perfect weather and beautiful communities. I can't wait to go back. I came back to 90 degrees and enough sticky humidity to make me choke. Probably never going to happen but I would love to retire there. 😌

I'm originally from Northern Cali (Santa Cruz, Silicon Valley, San Francisco) and while beautiful and filled with scenery and culture... the cost of living and traffic is a total bummer. I relocated to Indiana to my boyfriend, who is also from Cali (same high school). Our house is gorgeous and on 5 acres, the rural land around here is amazingly pretty and Indianapolis, Kentucky, and Chicago is a short drive away. People are waaaaaaaay friendlier and hospitable here.Btw, I've lived in Raleigh NC, Buffalo NY, Seattle, and Portland Oregon. In 10 yrs we will prob relocate to Florida, so that will also be an adventure.